- Known For
- Writing
- Born
- May 10, 1944
- Place of Birth
- Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA
- Died
- November 26, 2024
Jim Abrahams
Jim Abrahams (May 10, 1944 – November 26, 2024) was an American movie director and writer. Abrahams was born in Shorewood, Wisconsin, to a Jewish family, and attended Shorewood High School. He was known for the spoof movies that he co-wrote and produced with brothers Jerry Zucker and David Zucker, such as Airplane! (for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay) and The Naked Gun series. The team of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (also referred to as "ZAZ") really began when the three men grew up together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Abrahams later produced movies on his own such as Big Business, and further honed his skills in parody with Hot Shots! and its 1993 sequel Hot Shots! Part Deux.
Filmography
movieThe Naked Gun
2025 · Original Film Writer
tvWinning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
2022 · Jim Abrahams
movieFAT: A Documentary
2019 · Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker
movieKareem: Minority of One
2015 · Self
movieScary Movie 4
2006 · Screenplay
movieJane Austen's Mafia!
1998 · Screenplay, Director
movie...First Do No Harm
1997 · Director, Producer
movieNaked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
1994 · Executive Producer
An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
movieAn Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
1994 · Director
movieHot Shots! Part Deux
1993 · Director, Screenplay, Characters
movieHearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
1993
movieBrain Donors
1992 · Executive Producer
movieHot Shots!
1991 · Director, Writer
movieThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1991 · Executive Producer, Original Series Creator
movieOscar
1991 · Postman (uncredited)
movieWelcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
1990 · Director
movieCry-Baby
1990 · Executive Producer
movieThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1988 · Writer, Executive Producer
movieComing to America
1988 · Face on Cutting Room Floor
movieBig Business
1988 · Director
movieRuthless People
1986 · Director
movieTop Secret!
1984 · German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited), Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer
movieCocaine Blues
1983 · Himself
tvPolice Squad!
1982 · Writer, Producer, Director, Creator
movieAirplane!
1980 · Religious Zealot #6, Executive Producer, Director, Writer
movieThe Kentucky Fried Movie
1977 · Various, Writer
tvBig John, Little John
1976 · Writer